Friday strength

[Johnnylewis]

Joined a new gym today. All my boxes are ticked to what I need. It's also cheaper lol. Really helpful too. So much more room. So any way today's workout, I was still sore this morning from wedneaday. So wee foam roller before I started. I upped weights slightly and my pull ups I got to 4 smoothly.

Incline dumbbell press: 12. 5kg each arm3

sets 10 reps

Pull-ups:

3 sets (amrap) 4 each sets

Standing dumbbell shoulder press:

3 sets 10 reps 1x10kg 2x 12.5kg (sets)

Lateral raises:

3 sets 15 12 10 reps 5kg each arm

Squats:

3 sets 15 reps 20kg

Lunges:

3 sets 10 reps each leg body weight

Tricep dip behind kneck x20kg plate

3 sets 12

Bent over row:

3 sets x 15 x 25kg each arm

10 mins cross trainer

I hope you all have a good weekend.

[AlMorr]

Good report from you Johnny, helps a bit that the new gym you have joined is a bit cheaper, anything to save a bit of money is good. You say there is more room in the new gym, that certainly helps as at times when it is busy you are less likely to bump into other people,

Good workout report, I was looking at videos of pull-ups, some people can extend that to muscle ups, but I think that would be quite a strain on anyone doing it for the first time, overall I am happy that you enjoyed that workout.

Today I am going to rerun run 3 of week 6 of C25K, that's the run that they tell you that you at the end that you are 'officially a runner', that will be the second time around for me as I have since my 'runniverary' in April this year been rerunning some of the runs for practice and revision, that run is the first of 4/25 minute runs, but this time I will only run it once, after that I will go straight on to the 30 minute runs next week.

[Johnnylewis in reply to AlMorr]

Yes I can actually say that was the 1st gym workout that I liked from start to finish. Other times you get parts you like and parts you don't. Possibly down to the fact I can feel a few things getting stronger. In my second chest press I was wondering why is my left struggling so much. Turns out I had lifted a 15kg instead of 12. 5 for that hand. Oops.

I like your plan. That's what Im planning to follow when my running returns, think 2 runs a week and if I can keep liking the gym that will be enough. That some weeks of yet. I like walking at the min. Miby not as pacey as I prob should but its a good stretch

[AlMorr in reply to Johnnylewis]

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[UnfitNoMore]

Another great workout... and in a better and cheaper gym too.

[AlMorr in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Hi UNM, still on course of completing your "100 push ups a day for a month challenge" as today between 16.02 and 16.20 I did numbers 900 to 1000,, yes, now ten days into the challenge that makes it one thousand, this morning I reran run 3 of week 6 of C25K, a 25 minute run, what I will do next week is go straight on and rerun runs 2 and 3 of week 9 of C25K, a 30 minutes run. 😊 🏃

[UnfitNoMore in reply to AlMorr]

You’re smashing it... the challenge I saw was 100 over a day, and you’re doing it in 18 minutes 😂

[AlMorr in reply to UnfitNoMore]

May I remind you that the way I do it over the 18 minutes is like today for example at 2 minutes past 4 I did 10 reps, I have a timer, that took around 25 seconds, then a short break of 95 seconds until the next 10 which were at 4 minutes past 4 and so on. Perhaps those kettlebell exercises I have also been doing helps my stamina to continue with the push ups, I think kettlebell excersises are good for the arms and upper body, especially the Russian swing and I think what they call curls help as well. 😊

[UnfitNoMore in reply to AlMorr]

I know how you do it... and quite frankly it’s amazing... I certainly couldn’t do it. I got to 50 in one go a couple of months ago, but my arms were good for nothing for quite a while 😂. I’m doing some dumbbell work on shoulders and upper back as well as bicep/triceps... but it’s a slow process. My only reps before last summer involved a pint pot and ever decreasing weight to lift. So, I’ll not be attempting to beat you when it comes to pushups for sure, but you’re trailblazing a path I’d like to take. Well done.

[Johnnylewis in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Thanks. I tell ya, I could eat for Ireland after doing weights

[UnfitNoMore in reply to Johnnylewis]

Tiny bit of protein may help there